2019 University Holidays

With the endorsement of the University Council, President Lisa Freeman has approved the following holiday schedule for 2019:

New Year’s Day (Holiday)

Tuesday

January 1, 2019

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Holiday)

Monday

January 21, 2019

Memorial Day (Holiday)

Monday

May 27, 2019

Independence Day (Holiday)

Thursday

July 4, 2019

Administrative Closure

Friday

July 5, 2019

Labor Day (Holiday)

Monday

September 2, 2019

Thanksgiving (Holiday)

Thursday

November 28, 2019

Floating Holiday

Friday

November 29, 2019

Administrative Closure

Monday

December 23, 2019

Floating Holiday

Tuesday

December 24, 2019

December 25 (Holiday)

Wednesday

December 25, 2019

Floating Holiday

Thursday

December 26, 2019

Floating Holiday

Friday

December 27, 2019

Administrative Closure

Monday

December 30, 2019

Administrative Closure

Tuesday

December 31, 2019

New Year's Day (Holiday)

Wednesday

January 1, 2020

Hourly employees in positions not covered by collective bargaining agreements will be paid at the regular rate of pay plus 1-1/2 times the regular rate of pay for all hours required to work on any of the above named holidays or, if mutually agreed to with supervisor, by compensatory time off at the rate of time-and-one-half plus holiday pay. Employees covered by prevailing rates will be compensated in accordance with local area agreements. Employees required to work on Administrative Closure days will be given time off on an hour-for-hour basis to be used by June 30, 2020, or receive additional straight-time pay at the option of the department.

Per Campus Parking Services, parking enforcement for the 2019/2020 holiday period will be as follows:

December 11 – 21, 2019: All parking regulations will be enforced.

December 22, 2019 - January 1, 2020: NIU parking permits are not required on campus. Exception: NIU reserved space permits are required in the appropriate reserved parking space, even when the University is closed. Please display your reserved parking permit in your reserved space during the closure. Parking regulations that will be enforced during the holiday closure period include the following: reserved parking, no parking zones (including fire lanes), handicapped spaces, and parking lots that are enforced at all times. Parking lots that are enforced at all times are identified on the parking map as having a black square around the parking lot number (i.e.: Lot 18 at Neptune Hall).

January 2, 2020: All parking regulations will be enforced.

If you have any questions about parking during the holiday closure, please contact Campus Parking at